Roland’s New TrueVIS VG2 Wide-Format Printer/Cutters Use TR2 Eco-Solvent Ink

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Roland DGA has launched its TrueVIS™ VG2 series of 54-inch and 64-inch wide-format eco-solvent inkjet printer/cutters. Engineered for demanding sign and graphics printing projects, the new TrueVIS VG2 printers offer comprehensive color choices, improved machine efficiency, and increased print-and-cut accuracy for true unattended production. In addition to incorporating a host of technological advancements for optimum … Read more

Kornit Atlas Industrial Garment Decorating System Handles Higher Production Levels

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The Kornit Atlas is a heavy-duty system for industrial garment-decoration businesses. Capable of running to 350,000 impressions per year, the Atlas is being marketed to highly productive garment decorators, mid- to large-sized screen-printing firms, and innovative businesses.  “This is a huge leap forward, not only for Kornit, but also for the direct-to-garment printing industry as a whole,” said Omer … Read more

Roland Introduces Its First DTG Printer

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Roland DGA has released its first direct-to-garment (DTG) printer. The new VersaSTUDIO BT-12 makes it easy, efficient, and cost-effective to print directly on cotton apparel and accessories. Users can print full-color graphics (including photos, logos and text) directly on T-shirts, tote-bags, and interior décor items made from fabric that is at least 50-percent cotton. Because … Read more

Konica Minolta Introduces AccurioWide Printers

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At the 2018 SGIA Expo, Konica Minolta showcased two new wide-format UV LED inkjet printers. Both printers are designed to give sign shops, screen printers, photo labs, commercial printers, and franchise printers the image quality and reliable performance they need to produce a variety of products, including: Backlit signs, billboards, and banners Art or photographs … Read more

Digital Textile Printing Is Rising at Standfast & Barracks

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Standfast & Barracks in Lancashire, England is one of the most versatile fabric printers in the world. Established in 1924, the company produces fine-quality prints for design-led home furnishings and apparel brands. It is part of the British luxury furnishing group Walter Greenback Plc and has an international reputation for a commitment to quality, innovation, … Read more

Epson Releases Compact SureColor T Printers for Designs, Renderings, Posters

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The first, wide-format color inkjet printers in the 1990s used aqueous dye inks to produce CAD drawings, GIS maps, and prepress proofs. Today, many new models of aqueous inkjet printers use aqueous pigment inks and are promoted for everyday use in architecture and engineering firms, offices, schools, and design studios.      Epson has continued this trend by releasing two … Read more

CAD BLU Named Dealer for Mimaki Full-Color Industrial 3D Printer

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Mimaki USA has signed CAD BLU as the national dealer for the Mimaki 3DUJ-553 full-color industrial 3D printer. With offices in five states, CAD BLU has been leading the 3D printing industry for over 20 years. CAD BLU offers an extensive selection of 3D printer systems, materials, and technologies for customers in a variety of … Read more

Specialty Printer: Neopost Mach 6 for Direct Mail and Small Packages

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Ongoing advances in inkjet printheads and inks have enabled manufacturers to design dozens of different types and sizes of printers for specific markets and applications. If you want to expand the range of products and services your print shop offers, you can find specialty printers for almost any type of application you can imagine. In … Read more

iTEK Graphics Adds EFI VUTEk Superwide Hybrid Inkjet Printer for Retail Signs

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Six years after first adopting digital printing, iTek Graphics has completed its largest-ever investment in superwide-format inkjet printing. The Concord, North Carolina-based company has installed a 126-inch wide EFI™ VUTEk® HS125 Pro hybrid inkjet press from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. The EFI VUTEk superwide printer uses UV-curable inks to produce graphics on either flat, rigid … Read more

ISA White Paper Focuses on Leveraging Wide Format Applications

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Many printing businesses are already using wide-format printing equipment to create banners, vehicle graphics, signs, window graphics and backlit displays. So, what other types of applications can growth-oriented printing businesses create? A new ISA white paper, “Leveraging the Wide Format Application Opportunity,” provides a road map into areas such as wallpaper, fabric soft signage, industrial … Read more